"Gabrielle Morrison was staying with a friend on Wednesday night, and when she returned to her home, six of her nine goats were shot and killed. One goat was missing, and the other two were hiding"

Hiding? I wish the story had a picture of that! (NC isn't full of rednecks...)

Then there's the two students who got tazed by the police because they were fighting. What's the world coming to when you can't have a good honest fistfight in school to resolve a serious dispute (one student asked the other "Do you have an eye problem?").

Thought I'd share a little light-hearted local news to celebrate Friday afternoon. Some of you who are already FIRE may remember, us wage slaves are free for two whole days after Friday afternoon comes and goes.

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